DIY "Art" & Covered Parsons Table

The walls in my living room are painted a creamy white and I always thought I wanted a neutral, textured room, and there are certainly elements of that happening in here, but I've got to do me! I love colors, but more than that, I love patterns, and this room is full of them now!

These two DIY projects that I finished up a couple of weeks ago are certainly contributing to the situation developing in here.

I've had this old, resin parsons table for years now...

It's a great, versatile piece, perfect for layering, etc., but I was never in love with the 70's orange finish...duh. I thought about painting it or trying a faux finish on it, but I've been seeing a lot of tutorials recently on covering parsons style pieces, so I thought I'd give it a try.

All you need is some Mod Podge and some thinner fabric- drapery weight is great, a printed cotten is ideal. For this project, I used a couple of yards of Robert Allen's Indigo Ombre fabric @here. I Mod Podge'd the entire table, then started wrapping each leg with the fabric first. I finished off with the table top, then just folded the corners as neatly as possible...

It's not perfect, and definitely looks better from some angles rather than others, but I love the custom look of it for very little $$! The indigo blue is so lovely, and I love it layered with the brass trunk underneath.

I followed the same sort of technique for the art panels. Michael's was having one of their Buy One Get One sales and I picked up two large canvases. I always thought I'd paint a sort of abstract piece and call it a day, but when I happened upon four yards of Kelly O'Neal's hand printed snake linen fabric, I just fell in love with it. 4 yards is a weird amount really, I couldn't cover a whole chair with it and wouldn't have enough for two ottomans, so I thought hanging it on my wall was a great way to enjoy it everyday!

I covered my canvases in Mod Podge and layed the fabric on top. I wrapped it around the edges and ended up with this...

I used continuous fabric so it seems like the snakes are floating between the covered panels. I also installed brass corners on the canvases for a more finished look.

I ended up switching out the shag rug I had in here for a more colorful Kars-Style Persian one I picked up off of Ebay a few months ago...

So much for peaceful neutrals I guess! Now on to finding the perfect fabric to recover those chairs... xx